Grand Canyon drops match to No. 13 Ohio State

GCU drops match to No. 13 Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Grand Canyon fell to 0-2 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association with a 3-0 loss to defending conference champion Ohio State at St. John's Arena Friday.

GCU (1-7, 0-2) lost by game scores of 30-23, 30-16, 30-22 to the No. 13 team in the nation.

The Antelopes were led by sophomore Brock Hutchins (pictured, Gilbert, Ariz./Highland/Hawai'i) with 12 kills, one solo block and one block assist. Freshman setter Brad Moore (Orange, Calif./Lutheran) had 32 assists and frosh libero Trent Bruns (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo) had a team-high seven digs.

Following a kill from freshman Connor Dougherty (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), GCU had a brief 5-4 first-set lead, but the Buckeyes (3-4, 2-0) rallied to take the set and rode the momentum to take the final two.

The teams meet again Saturday at 5 p.m.

Sophomore Nick Jensen (Herning, Denmark/Ikast Gymnasium/NJIT) had four kills, a block assist and .286 attack percentage. Dougherty finished with six kills, a solo block and two block assists. Sophomore Taylor Griffin (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge) had three kills and four digs.

In one set of action, freshman Tyler Capko (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde) had three kills.